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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, March 3rd, 11:05am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 100° 74.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 110° 74.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 80° 74.3 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 316° --- --- 76.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 100° 74.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 6 sec 76° --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.6 ft 6 sec 79° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 308° --- --- 76.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec 164° --- --- 76.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 12 sec 332° --- --- 75.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 11 sec 264° --- --- 77.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 103° --- --- 76.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 70° 77.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° 76.5 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 10 sec 73° --- --- 81.5 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.6 ft 10 sec 55° --- --- 84.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 10 sec 64° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 11 sec 347° --- --- 84.9 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Lower Limahuli NNE (20°) 4-13 kt 8:30 am  Tue 3/3 Common Ground ESE (120°) 5-9 kt 8:30 am  Tue 3/3 Moloaa Dairy ESE (120°) 7-16 kt 7:45 am  Tue 3/3 Hanamaulu N (360°) 1-3 kt 8:30 am  Tue 3/3 Lihue ENE (70°) 14-24 kt 8:00 am  Tue 3/3 Nawiliwili Nos ENE (70°) 15-18 kt 8:24 am  Tue 3/3 Poipu ENE (60°) 6-13 kt 8:00 am  Tue 3/3 Lawai Ntbg E (90°) 10-16 kt 8:30 am  Tue 3/3 Port Allen E (90°) 15-20 kt 8:00 am  Tue 3/3 Makaha Ridge S (190°) 1-4 kt 8:11 am  Tue 3/3 Mana NNE (20°) 3-6 kt 8:34 am  Tue 3/3 Barking Sands ENE (60°) 4 kt 8:16 am  Tue 3/3 Puu Lua SSW (200°) 0-3 kt 8:35 am  Tue 3/3 Puu Opae NW (310°) 2-4 kt 8:34 am  Tue 3/3 Waimea Heights E (90°) 5-10 kt 8:35 am  Tue 3/3 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 031332 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 332 AM HST Tue Mar 3 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 332 AM HST Tue Mar 3 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Building surface high pressure north of the islands will strengthen and drift northeast through Wednesday. Looking towards the ending of the week, winds look to veer to the east southeast and weaken slightly as a upper trough and surface front approach from the northwest. Kauai Northwest Waters- 332 AM HST Tue Mar 3 2026 TODAY East winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds. TONIGHT East winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds. THURSDAY East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. FRIDAY East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. SATURDAY Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers through the day. Kauai Windward Waters- 332 AM HST Tue Mar 3 2026 TODAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds. TONIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East southeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds. THURSDAY East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 8 feet at 8 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. FRIDAY East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and west northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. SATURDAY East southeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Kauai Leeward Waters- 332 AM HST Tue Mar 3 2026 TODAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds. TONIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. THURSDAY Southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. FRIDAY East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. SATURDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. Kauai Channel- 332 AM HST Tue Mar 3 2026 TODAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. TONIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. WEDNESDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. THURSDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to southeast 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. FRIDAY East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. SATURDAY Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east southeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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